About The Word Auscultation
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Auscultation
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What's The Definition Of Auscultation?
[n] listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Auscultation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Auscultation: See Also | diagnostic procedure | diagnostic technique | hearing | listening | percussion | pleximetry | succussion Auscultation In Webster's Dictionary \Aus`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. ausculcatio, fr.
auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear.
See {Auricle}, and cf. {Scout}, n.]
1. The act of listening or hearkening to. --Hickes.
2. (Med.) An examination by listening either directly with
the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the
body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate
auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized
as a sign of health or of disease.
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